Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-11
ELECTRO PLATED C0RrSES
A SCHEME THAT OUTRWalS THE
MUMMiES OF EGYPT.
New Application OF an Old Pr;pcipI..
Making a Metallic Shrcud-Showing or
Ones Silver Plated Apce,trx-Soms
Great Possibilities

APPhcaion OF an Old Principle
Making a Metallic Shr,us-Shov;,., a,
o,.,s Su. ,,
"'eA' '"s'i"'iities-
An ing.pio,,s pbna5o,r,;a,, 10, ,,,,-;-.,
n proca.s fo, ,h, ,,,,.,,i,l.i,s ,isN -
which win c,usa q binsb of ,,,',, ~
mortificatiop IN mantle a., =, IN ~
check al tho ,nost a,,,;,,. ,,,,,,,,,,,'- y"
tombs of Fov,t con rrl,Jrol D.. ~,
new method fntura ysnaro, 60 -, -
the Measure of o,zipSy ,,,,,,, a., ll,'
in a close ssmhlapca ~ 81. - -:
with shape and ourIina c.rafnII, Tr.,,
served and the whole body beoutifiel Ia
yond the utmost poSsihilities az ps,ura
No more will departed friends and rels-
tives be treasured IN as hundles of raus
and bones or as pinches of ashes in elmer
airy urns. but in the full form and size of
their ante mortem existence, The means
by which this wonderful Transformation is
10 he accomplished is but a new applica-
! ton of an cid principle long in Use in me-
chanic arts Ii is simply the old and fs-
miliar process of electro-platiny. which
| furnishes modern households with 50
many articles of ornament and utility
The method of its application in the
! preservation of bodies is as follows: The
corpse is first thoroughly washed with
alcohol or with a solution of causric pot
ash followed by very dilute nitric acid. in
order 10 cleanse the body and remove all
traces of oily or greasy eXudatiops Then
the entire surface Of the body. from which
all hair must be entirely removed il
busted over with finely powdered plum
bagp. care being taken tn cover every ,,,,,.-
=, s.F. T.,
plumbagu is to furnish a conducting SIR
face any uncovered spot upon the cornse
would cause a break in the plating
A METALLIC sBRorp
The Africopizad remnant of h,,,,,.,;.-
Is then immersed in n h.,b 90 aa,s ,,na,aI;,
solution cnnt,inirg a lnr,,n of ,,,. -
with which il is ,Ias;ra5 IN zoo, ,i,,, ,,l'i..
To the ucce nf metal Is artocha1 ,L, -;
tive pole of a strong rralyanic bs,fsrt, nr
a powerful dyr,amo elact,ic p,.ch;r, .,d
the negative mole is connac,ad ,,,;,i, ,ha
body The action of ,h. no,r.,.f,,I ,,',.r-lt
of electricity immsli,taly cn,,,,,,a,,oa,
covering the body with a fna tIn, of
metal. which is denosir,.i ayanl, oI.ar ,ha
entire surface As long as the sIacIr;,aI
current is unip errupt.6 The danosit of Tho |
metal continues opd tho o,a,i,,c, -. |
thus be made of any desired ,bicl n,ss |
In length of time proportioned 10 the !
strength of the electrical current the en- |
tire body may be enveloped in a metallic |
shroud an eighth or a quarter of an inch |
in thickness, or even more if desired By
this lmpervious coat the remains are thus
protected from decay. aud NAV
be preserved for all indefinite number Of
years.
kltlr.fla OF ffc I'd !
Of preserving remains this process has
great commercial and artistic value The
morgues Of the various large cities would
furnish an ample supply of material
which might easily be worked up into
nickel plated dummies for use by cIothiers
Or dry goods merchants in displaying gar
ments and dress goods With limb and
body arranged in graceful pastures an IN
,laimed body could readily be transformed
INTO IA valuable work of art Dying glad
ators wreStlers and Greek and Roman
figures could he reproduced in unlimited
numbers. Thus the unknown suicide and
podies fished from ponds and rivers could
ind final resting places in art museums OF
parlors instead of being cut
md sawed asunder by the ambitious med .
cal student. :
SILVER PLATED ANCESTRY. ,
One can readily imagine the faalinrs ~
ride with which the man Of . bnnlr.d /;
ears hence wouId lead his v;s;tor int bis
nortuary chamber and point ont each
member of hi. silver Mated ANCESTRY
,eautifully polished and narpr.IIy ,,ro,,,o5 =
bout the room. There world he in tbnsa q
laws no need for an eynanSiys bnriaI lot q
n a fashionable cemetery and tbera YonIa v
No no rSa for .ba costly a,3 ,s,,,..;,, I
uneral of today In iboSa darS ,ba nm d
ertaker wouId simnIv he an axna,, v
lectroplater. and instead Of a room, fniI NJ t